Children’s Budget 2019
| September 10, 2019 |
First Focus on Children is proud to introduce the 13th annual release of its signature Children’s Budget publication, a comprehensive analysis of how kids …
Updated Model Comment: On Proposed Changes to Categorical Eligibility in SNAP
Rachel Merker (Former Staff) | October 24, 2019 |
A proposed rule would essentially eliminate Broad Based Categorical Eligibility (BBCE), a state option that allows states to streamline SNAP eligibility for families who …
Updated Comment on Proposed Revisions to Categorical Eligibility Provisions in SNAP
Rachel Merker (Former Staff) | October 24, 2019 |
On October 24th, 2019, First Focus on Children submitted the following updated comment opposing a proposed rule by the US Department of Agriculture that …
Comment on Proposed Changes to SNAP Standard Utility Allowance Calculation
| October 23, 2019 |
On October 23, 2019, First Focus on Children submitted a comment to the US Department of Agriculture on a proposed rule to remove state …
Comments in Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Repealing the Disparate Impact Rule
Cara Baldari | October 18, 2019 |
First Focus on Children submitted the following comments expressing our strong opposition to a proposed rule that would repeal the Disparate Impact rule in …
First Focus on Children hails injunction on public charge
| October 11, 2019 |
Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus on Children, made the following statement about today’s injunction of the Trump Administration’s public charge rule: “We are …